Events for
January 4th 2026
Quote of the Week
We do not know which is better for us: that we should conquer them or they should conquer us. The sons of Dhritarasthra stand face to face with us, if we kill them we should not wish to live.
Bhagavad Gita 2.6
Commentary: Arjuna's high moral values have left him in a dilemma; he does not know if it's better to kill and conquer his relatives and those in the opposing army, or to be conquered by them. He is a warrior and is duty bound to conquer the opposing army, but he cannot reconcile this with the love he has for these his relatives, revered elders, and friends who are part of that opposing army. He is certain at least that killing them would not be good for himself (or Krishna). Arjuna is speaking here to Krishna and by using the plural (we) he is quietly stating that Krishna must certainly agree with his perspective; if his logic is flawed he hopes that Krishna will point this out to him. This quiet plea is plainly expressed in the next verse where Arjuna having exhausted the limits of his own wisdom, naturally acquiesces to Krishna's. Up to this point in the story Arjuna knows Krishna only as a wise and trusted friend and a powerful warrior but not as the Lord of all Creation, which he will come to realize later. Dhritarashtra is the blind king of the Kuru empire, and Arjuna is implying that Dhritarashtra's lack of vision is a subtle cause of the impending war, even though Duryodhana, the eldest of Dhritarashtra's hundred sons, is the main instigator of this conflict with the five Pandavas (Arjuna and his brothers).
Yogi Edmond.
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